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The Scarlet Letter, Part 2 Answers

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This is a description of a(n) ✔ physicalpsychologicalemotional trait.

A
✔ physical
B
psychological
C
emotional
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What element of this passage helps you infer some of Hester’s character traits? ✔ what the character sayswhat the character doeswhat the character thinkswhat others say about the character

A
✔ what the character says
B
what the character does
C
what the character thinks
D
what others say about the character
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This is a description of a(n) physicalpsychological✔ emotional trait.

A
physical
B
psychological
C
✔ emotional
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This is a description of a(n) X physical✔ psychologicalemotional trait.

A
X physical
B
✔ psychological
C
emotional
5

Think about Hester Prynne as a character. Is this quotation an example of direct or indirect revelation? X direct✔ indirect

A
X direct
B
✔ indirect
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Based on this quotation, which character traits can you infer of Hester Prynne? Check the three best answers.

A
fearful
B
obedient
C
brave
D
selfish
E
strong
F
stubborn
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Which type of character is the speaker of the dialogue in the excerpt? major✔ minor

A
major
B
✔ minor
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What is the purpose of this minor, flat character?

A
to resolve the conflict
B
to carry out an action
C
to establish the societal conflict
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Which of the following quotations supports the analysis of Hester Prynne as a courageous character?

A
“On the threshold of the prison-door, she repelled him, by an action marked with natural dignity and force of character, and stepped into the open air, as if by her own free-will.”
B
“When the young woman – the mother of this child – stood fully revealed before the crowd, it seemed to be her first impulse to clasp the infant closely to her bosom.”
C
“They were stern enough to look upon her death, had that been the sentence, without a murmur at its severity, but had none of the heartlessness of another social state, which would find only a theme for jest in an exhibition like the present.”
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Based on the excerpt and your understanding of a minor character, would you classify the character as round or flat? X round✔ flat

A
X round
B
✔ flat

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